HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080145930
Bassin de Piteälven
A watershed (drainage basin) is not a body of water — it is the land area where rainfall converges towards a single river that eventually reaches the sea (or an endorheic basin). Boundaries follow ridgelines.
Crosses 4 administrative regions across 2 countries : Arjeplog, Fauske, Jokkmokk, Saltdal
Sub-basin area
4 371,3km²
Upstream area
4 371,4km²
Discharge
84,42m³/s
Mean elev.
709m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 0 basins
Source / headwater (no upstream basin)
4 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 3747.4 km²85.1% of basin
- 500.7 km²11.4% of basin
- 123.3 km²2.8% of basin
- 29.9 km²0.7% of basin
30 intersecting protected areas
Sulitelma
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
430.36 km² overlap
Sulitelma
IUCN Not AssignedNatura 2000 SCI
430.36 km² overlap
Tjeggelvas
IUCN IbNatura 2000 SCI
328.24 km² overlap
Tjeggelvas
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
328.24 km² overlap
2001043 Tjeggelvas
IUCN IbNature Reserve
328.24 km² overlap
Natura 2000 SCI
278.59 km² overlap
Hornavan-Sädvajaure fjällurskog
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
278.59 km² overlap
Nature Reserve
278.58 km² overlap
2001270 Udtja
IUCN IbNature Reserve
270.32 km² overlap
21 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Udtja
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
270.31 km² overlap
Udtja
IUCN IbNatura 2000 SCI
270.31 km² overlap
Piteälven
IUCN Not AssignedNatura 2000 SCI
219.43 km² overlap
Piteälven
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
219.43 km² overlap
Laponian Area
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
182.09 km² overlap
2000860 Arvesjåkkå
IUCN IbNature Reserve
89.01 km² overlap
Nature Reserve
77.44 km² overlap
Pärlälvens fjällurskog
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
77.41 km² overlap
Pärlälvens fjällurskog
IUCN IbNatura 2000 SCI
77.41 km² overlap
Junkerdal
IUCN IINational Park
58.18 km² overlap
Junkerdal
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
58.18 km² overlap
National Park
51.34 km² overlap
Padjelanta
IUCN IINatura 2000 SCI
51.34 km² overlap
Padjelanta
IUCN IINatura 2000 SPA
51.34 km² overlap
Padjelanta
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
51.34 km² overlap
Padjelanta
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
51.34 km² overlap
Ramanj
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
46.44 km² overlap
Ramanj
IUCN Not AssignedNatura 2000 SCI
46.44 km² overlap
Långsjön-Gåbrek fjällurskog
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
42.76 km² overlap
Långsjön-Gåbrek fjällurskog
IUCN IbNatura 2000 SCI
42.76 km² overlap
Nature Reserve
42.75 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
2 690 distinct species · 52 263 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 36 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Bassin de Piteälven : 26 espèces dont 3 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 69 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 10.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydroclimate (BasinATLAS lev08)
Mean T°
-1,4°C
Annual rain
735mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
0,43
Runoff
645mm/an
PET
391mm
AET
351mm
Mean slope
6,3°
Water table
179cm
Forest
40%
Crops
0%
Urban
0%
Protected
28%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)